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Here at GFT, we see social networking as a way to engage with our audience, to find out your thoughts on what we do and what you want from us. As well as letting you know about all of the interesting things going on at GFT, we use Twitter, Facebook and our blog to encourage debate around film and moving image, its value and its future.

Glasgow's City Centre was once rife with cinemas, many of which exist now only as shops or lie derelict as monuments to the city's cinema-going heritage. In this video Andy Dougan, Gordon Barr, Jaki McDougall, Chris O'Kane and Barney McCue recount their experiences in going to cinemas in the city centre.

The first arthouse cinema to open outside of London, and the home of Glasgow cultural cinema-going, Glasgow Film Theatre today exists as an institution for film-lovers. Opening in 1939 as the Cosmo and becoming the Glasgow Film Theatre in 1974, the cultural impact of the cinema cannot be understated. In this video we investigate how the building and organisation has developed in order to not only keep up with cinema-going practice, but also to remain a leader in its field.

Cinemas in Glasgow's West End such as the Salon, Star Palace and Rosevale have long since been closed and now, like many Glasgow cinemas, exist only as bingo halls, shops and bars. Cinema and film experts Andy Dougan, Gordon Barr, Jaki McDougall and Chris O'Kane discuss the past lives of these old cinemas as we investigate how they look now.

Glasgow Film (Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Film Festival) have launched a cross-art-form project which aims to spark a debate on the relevance of cinema to today's society. Ten Scottish-based writers have been commissioned to respond to the theme 'For All', reflecting on what community means to them.

The ninth piece of writing is 'Ode to the GFT' by Janice Galloway. The animated extract above will screen in front of features at Glasgow Film Theatre in August 2013. The whole text can be read at http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

To find out more about the participating writers and how to get involved please visit http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

Animation by David Galletly http://davidgalletly.comSoundtrack by Jonnie Common http://www.jonniecommon.com

Glasgow Film (Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Film Festival) have launched a cross-art-form project which aims to spark a debate on the relevance of cinema to today's society. Ten Scottish-based writers have been commissioned to respond to the theme 'For All', reflecting on what community means to them.

The eighth piece of writing is 'Typecasting' by Cathy MacPhail. The animated extract above will screen in front of features at Glasgow Film Theatre in August 2013. The whole text can be read at http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

To find out more about the participating writers and how to get involved please visit http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

Animation by David Galletly http://davidgalletly.comSoundtrack by The Pictish Trail http://thepictishtrail.com/

Glasgow Film (Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Film Festival) have launched a cross-art-form project which aims to spark a debate on the relevance of cinema to today's society. Ten Scottish-based writers have been commissioned to respond to the theme 'For All', reflecting on what community means to them.

The seventh piece of writing is 'The Land of Griss' by Ewan Morrison. The animated extract above will screen in front of features at Glasgow Film Theatre in August 2013. The whole text can be read at http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

To find out more about the participating writers and how to get involved please visit http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

Animation by David Galletly http://davidgalletly.comSoundtrack by Jonnie Common http://www.jonniecommon.com

Glasgow Film (Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Film Festival) have launched a cross-art-form project which aims to spark a debate on the relevance of cinema to today's society. Ten Scottish-based writers have been commissioned to respond to the theme 'For All', reflecting on what community means to them.

The sixth piece of writing is 'Cinema for all - except me and my wife' by Bernard MacLaverty. The animated extract above will screen in front of features at Glasgow Film Theatre in August 2013. The whole text can be read at http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

To find out more about the participating writers and how to get involved please visit http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

Animation by David Galletly http://davidgalletly.comSoundtrack by The Pictish Trail http://thepictishtrail.com/

Glasgow Film (Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Film Festival) have launched a cross-art-form project which aims to spark a debate on the relevance of cinema to today's society. Ten Scottish-based writers have been commissioned to respond to the theme 'For All', reflecting on what community means to them.

The fifth piece of writing is 'Shadows in Colour' by poet Nalini Paul. The animated extract above will screen in front of features at Glasgow Film Theatre in August 2013. The whole text can be read at http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

To find out more about the participating writers and how to get involved please visit http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

Animation by David Galletly http://davidgalletly.comSoundtrack by Jonnie Common http://www.jonniecommon.com

Glasgow Film (Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Film Festival) have launched a cross-art-form project which aims to spark a debate on the relevance of cinema to today's society. Ten Scottish-based writers have been commissioned to respond to the theme 'For All', reflecting on what community means to them.

The fourth piece of writing is 'Bolt!' by Matthew Fitt. The animated extract above will screen in front of features at Glasgow Film Theatre in July and August 2013. The whole text can be read at http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

To find out more about the participating writers and how to get involved please visit http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

Animation by David Galletly http://davidgalletly.comSoundtrack by The Pictish Trail http://thepictishtrail.com/

Glasgow Film (Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Film Festival) have launched a cross-art-form project which aims to spark a debate on the relevance of cinema to today's society. Ten Scottish-based writers have been commissioned to respond to the theme 'For All', reflecting on what community means to them.

The third piece of writing is 'Seeing in the Dark' by author Eleanor Thom. The animated extract above will screen in front of features at Glasgow Film Theatre in July 2013. The whole text can be read at http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

To find out more about the participating writers and how to get involved please visit http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

Animation by David Galletly http://davidgalletly.comSoundtrack by Jonnie Common http://www.jonniecommon.com

Glasgow Film (Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Film Festival) have launched a cross-art-form project which aims to spark a debate on the relevance of cinema to today's society. Ten Scottish-based writers have been commissioned to respond to the theme 'For All', reflecting on what community means to them.

The second piece of writing is 'Tooth' by author Robin Yassin-Kassab. The animated extract above will screen in front of features at Glasgow Film Theatre in July 2013. The whole poem can be read at http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

To find out more about the participating writers and how to get involved please visit http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

Animation by David Galletly http://davidgalletly.comSoundtrack by The Pictish Trail http://thepictishtrail.com/

Glasgow Film believes the cinema experience can provide pleasure and insight, and enrich the lives of young audiences.

Year round we offer young audiences affordable opportunities to experience and learn about world cinema. Through our activities and special projects, young people in Glasgow can watch a variety of thought-provoking and culturally diverse films that reflect contemporary youth perspectives, and also get involved themselves in filmmaking.

This short film talks to some of the young people in Glasgow that have worked with us over the past 4 years.

Visit www.glasgowfilm.org for more details on our Youth activities.

Directed and Edited by Richie Morgan.Produced by Paul Macgregor and Emily Munro.

Glasgow Film (Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Film Festival) have launched a cross-art-form project which aims to spark a debate on the relevance of cinema to today's society. Ten Scottish-based writers have been commissioned to respond to the theme 'For All', reflecting on what community means to them.

The first piece of writing is 'pamwepo (at together)' by poet Tawona Sithole. The animated extract above will screen in front of features at Glasgow Film Theatre in July 2013. The whole poem can be read at http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

To find out more about the participating writers and how to get involved please visit http://www.glasgowfilm.org/forall.

Animation by David Galletly http://davidgalletly.comSoundtrack by Jonnie Common http://www.jonniecommon.com

Pop-Up! DIY Cinema Panel took place as part of Glasgow Film Festival (http://www.glasgowfilm.org/festival) on Saturday 9 February 2013.

From rural settings to urban locations -- pop-up cinemas have been appearing more frequently over the past couple of years. This event brought together a panel of experts to reveal how to do-it-yourself!

The third speaker was Amica Dall, a project designer and director of Assemble, whose work focuses on using cultural and community activities to enliven public spaces. Amica leads Assemble's community engagement and events programmes, including the development of a cinema based programme.

Assemble's first cinema project, The Cineroleum (2010) was the temporary conversion of a petrol station into a cinema, and their second, Folly for a Flyover (2011) was a café, cinema and event space that transformed a derelict motorway undercroft for eight weeks. Most recently, Assemble produced Made in Three Mills, a film festival which opened London's oldest film studio up to the public for three days.